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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23

The Merchant and the Boy-A xAttlo
Story % illustrate F~lnt
lam going TO begin like Abraham
Lincoln. boys. am going to tell you
little story. (You know Abraham
Lincoln was very fond Of 'telling lit
tie stories" to illustrate : point.
Well. once upon : time there was :
merchant who advertised for . boy.
Among those who presented them
selves was one little fellow who was
Just As neatly dressed % his means
would permit. His hands were clean.
his face shore, his hair was nicely
brushed. and his poor. thin, miserable
shoes were blacked till you could 90
your face in them.
This merchant was sharp shrewd
man. 50 ho eyed all the various points
Of the many boys. He wanted neat
particular boy. and this one seemed
TO be just about tho kind he needed.
But be did not engage him.
Whyr Because the first thing he OBJ
served was that the boy had not
blacked his shoes ''all the way round"
He had only blackened the toes, lesv.
ing the heels in their dingy drab color.
The second thing be observed was that
when the boy stretched his arm out
| little too FAR he showed only too plain
" that he had washed his hands Just
q far o. his coat sleeves came. HE
coat was we'll brushed. bis shirt
sleeves though much frayed. were
clean. All! those had been his moth
er's care. But when Il came TO tho
two things that depended solely On
himself. then he failed utterly. He
might have ''forgotton" to black the
backs Of his shoesp True; but be might
| likewise 'sforaet" to perform properly
some business for his employer What
excuse for his dirty wrists thought
None. So tho merchant argued.
Now. boys do you zee the point
| (for this story. like those Of Abraham
Lincoln. has poinDr When you -
any thing. do Il ''all around" Not -
| top or one side. but all around. sverys
where. And when you wash yout
hands. don't forget 10 wash the part
covered by tls coat sleeve.
Dpn't do little mean thing because
you think nobody will sec i Il you
arc open-hcartcd. and generous, and
kind, and thoughtful, don't Be 90 only
| IN the places where Il will show. Let
that which shows - good in you OK
tend clear up under your coat sleeves.
and all the way round the heels q your
shoes. Mrs. Emma G. HsUitk -
| Christian AZ Work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23

Ne me: her n the party Eny
4 ,cschbor gave across the Way
x..S aeemed her such charming eli
o.. ,,,.d h~r better thrn himself
- IKE brave young caviiicr
- srourht All obstacles 70 clear.
~ spcnt he cash for livery team.
80 candy. nuts ana dear ice-crcam;
vvsen cash u scarce he runs up bills
Tor whatsoc'r the dear one wills.
There's nothing like 70 loves young aFoans
The present does 90 pleasant seem.
Through M the world Il - tho same;
And 50, one night the question came;
> Saw. darling viii you b. my wifef
I'll guard you froLs the storms Of iife;
pray. answer me. do cntrcst:
See, dear. I'm kneeling u your feet"
= on. please get up" ~ last she SAID
q Indeed. meier intend 20 wed.
1 never thought that you meant AL
You said when Oft you came 70 call;
hope you may be happy yet
So. pray forget We ever met"
q First give q reason then." no SAID.
. why you have vowed 70 never wed
{. An. would you know and Dc ny tE'eno
I'll tell the story 70 the end
/ had 4 sister without foes:
Won could NOT count her many beaux;
Hcr rockets were with candy niled;
che sce-crcam had when e'er she willed-
win sleigh. and car, and buggy ridess
70 sandwieh IN between, besidess
Until. one fatal day. for life
She pledged 70 be pctted wife.
'Then came the tall<cd-of Joys Of home;
He said. he cared no more 70 roam.
No ice-crcam since then has she tasted;
And. as for her, the snow was wasted;
She neer . sinele sleigh-ride got
! know married woman's lot.
Although she says her husbands kind
He falls below my standard. mind;
And 90, 20 me, Il best doth seem,
TO single stay. and ent ice-cream-
And then. 90 drcamily she smiled.
A. II BY happy thoughts ceguiled.
While Is behind him closed the door,
He vowed 20 ne'er trust woman more.
-Nrs. v n. NcKnnon. IN Chicago Journok
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-. a.ved ehe Chore- nov one Job ana
Made Another for H's Grandma
Look out, FreddyI' called grand
ma. Don't climb up on my milk
sink you'll upset it. II isn't fastened
70 the wall. you know"
..Ycs'm." answered Freddy, and he
stood M on his feet again. and put his
hands n h,s poctets. All the same.
hc couldn't helm looking with longing
.v.. - TIC iii rad mill-sink. which
800 ,.'ss ,n.;da cr.rdm. W,nkle's
49, ~.
80 49, ~. ~. - ....
0's"o Ia IN M
cnatm 'or rreuuy
lou Sec y was Just 'no 'n'ng = Pc,
circus on y was ocep anu ~'ue' anu
there were shelves penes'n: wne'e
grandma set her pans o. mix ai'ef
she skinned them; and II was FRED
dy's delight to cling with his hands e
the edge, and leaning back - naro %
ever he could. put his feet on the low
est shelf, and 20 up until his heels were
almost as high As his head Wasn'l
that 4 funny pcrformances
Grandma Wrinkle thought %. and she
wondered what Freddy would think
II next. She was afraid he would gel
hurt and tin the sink over bcsidea
But Freddy thought II was wonder
ful feat. indeed. and he felt pretty sure
that he could turn over backwards
through his hands. the way he had seen
circus men do.
He had not quite dared to try u yet,
| but some day he meant to. That i.
he had meant to. until grandma told
him not to climb on the sink again.
II seemed great trial to Freddy.
H. stood very still. watching grandma
lift her pans from the milk shelves g
the sink. and take of the thick. yellow
cream. and then set them on the
shelves under the sink. two rows q
them, with little road up me middle
between.
"Aint they heavy grammar" he
asked.
"Pretty heavy" answered grandma
'but Jonas Will empty em n me Pig
tuh" Jonas was the BOY VINO ana sne
chores !,
just then Freddy nearu mamma ca'''
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s0e~ said esntls nolhss
70 her little girls one Day.
eAnd ask poor Lonesome Dorothy
10 Join you N your play.
You know she has no sisteF.
And her mother died last year;
'Twould 10 pleasant task for you
Her Loneliness 70 cheer"
SVEN 90" the children answered,
Win willing hearts and kind.
And swim Of foot they hurried %
The little maid 70 ma
But soon The mother spied them
A. back they trooped again.
70 tell her. with rueful look
Their erraDd was IN vain.
sshc Will not come" said Alice
And Annabel and Grace;
eShe will not say word % ~,
But cries. and hides her facers
Then said the gentle mother;
"Perhaps she II afraid.
And shy Of speech before you all
Poor lonesome little maidi
sBut now know . secret
By which. beyond doubt
The child viii gladly come 70 you.
When once you ind Il out;
-Four letters spell the secret
It's : word 90 small;
Who knows the wordr' And Annabea
Said: II know; Il 10 doll"
straightw y she took her dolly.
The prcttiest one she had.
70 tempt poor weeping Dorothy
BIT came back just - sad-
sIt's no use trying. mother;
She will not even look :"
Then Grace said. May be rs blrdr'
And Alice guessed book
They took down the canary
From his cage outside the door.
And brought lovely picture-book-
But she only cried the more.
Till the children grew discouraged
And turned 70 go away;
s@She doesn't want - here" said 0raco3
1T 4 no use to stay"
But Alice felt such pity
Within her bosom rise,
That she turned again 20 Dorothy.
With tears In her own eyes.
She Rugged her close. and kissed her
And said: II lore you. dear
! can not bear to 20 away.
And leave you crying herei
sscome with me 70 my mothers
Then the child appraised her head
And presently her sobs were hushed.
Her grief Was comforted.
While the others looked and wondered
And could not understand.
Shy Dorothy. with trustful look
70 Alice gave her hand
And thus the two together
Back to the mother went
IL - 4nr>AnuIm
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23
CHANGING SANDS.


! &AAN ANAA - 49,
party Of California
prospcctors b ad
their way
up among the
n orth 9 I'm foot
hills. There were
s'Pcrt" Standish. a
year before . Bos-
ton banker's clerk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23

The mcancst man in Boston has
been reported. He calls himself q
practical joker. and II is said that. hav-
ing noticed that on certain day Of
the week pudding was placed on the
ledge Of window to cool. he bought
a bean blower and box Of mandrake
pills. and when the pudding next ap-
pearcd he blew IL full u pills. II Il
also said that buildings arc no longer
exposed ON that back window.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23

"A Scranton. Pa, man has cat
which purrs approvingly whenever be
PLAYS tho piano. or organ, or guitar.
But she draws the line at the violin.
when her master passes the bow over
the cntrails Of one Of her departed
friends she grows savage, as he thinks.
al the indignity offered her species
in the construction Of that instru'
menk
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49,
and society man; Pat ireland. Joe
French. Greaser Bent. my brother
Harry and myself Our pi visions
were running low. Bent had boosted
Of his knowledge Of the country. and.
as he stoutly asserted his ability 10 re-
turn in few days with supplies. was
allowed to take one Of our two mules
and 90 on the search. We who
stayed agreed 10 leave signals for his
guidance IL we moved on. Six days
passed. but Bent had not appeared
A hungrier set seldom comes to any
table than came ttthat rough split
section Of redwood branch. resting
on unpeeled crotched sticks driven
into the ground. Standish. who was
cook that day. fiourished over his head
a well-polished bono that had once be-
longed 70 fat porkcr.
Look nc that, boys" said he.
s.We're Cat broke on ham; the last
-four nag looks lean. the saleratus can
grins At you every time you open il,
and the pork and beans have almost
vanished"
LEI Pat would mako de- bread dere
would be saleratus in dc poches." said
French Joe.
s.Sure an whin Joe III be afther
cookin' the banes wen sthrike It rich
an pibbles." said Pat. looking fierccly
at joe.
How far to the nearest ranchp''
asked.
s.Bent says II vas no more than ten
mile, as der crow hy." Joe answered.
''Bein' as thare' nivcr crow amonsi
rs. an niver mothers son ave US TUX
TO the fyin' business. there's no tillin'
ther length ave Their same tin mile"
said Pat.
That's the wiscst speech you ever
made" said Harry.
They may BE- a good deal longer
miles for rs than for Bent" said /,
''for well have 70 mako our own
trail"
Il believe Bcnt's gone back on us. Y
said Standish. If he has. what next!
It's getting late in the season. What,
rain down below may be snow N
here. / wouldn't risk being showed
up here. II l had all Quincy market
70 fall back on. II we don't care L
leave our bones here. we must roll u,
our blankets and vamos"
Lets give Bent one more day.
said Harry. III he don't come By thi'
time to-morrow- than I'll sav vauooa Y
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acquired fortune) -''It'sa shame and
q disgrace the way every body con-
spires t. rob richman." Friend
'sWhat's the matter nowP" Moneybags
-.sWell. you sec had little party
at my mansion last night, and to
amuse my guests ordered some mu-
sic--onc quartette; and darn my but
tons IL four singers didn't crowd into
the room and sing, and ! had to pay
all four 81 them. and mind you. 1 only
ordered one solitary quartette. That's
the way I'm swindled every day Of
my life. and am tired Of it."-M r
Ledger.
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"A little bag Of mustard laid on the
top Of the pickle Jar will prevent the
vinegar from becoming moldy, Il the
pickles have been put up " vincgat
that has not been boiled
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are TO land my passengers" said the
captain. THAT seas no mill pond.
The boat won't carry morc'n three
landsmcn. Who's for the first trip"
We hastily drew lots. Standish and
/ were left out. / begged Harry to let
me 90 in his place, but he pressed my
hand and scrambled over the side.
Standish and stood on either side Of
the captain, as he watched the boat
with the help Of his glass. and reported
to us. After several attempts to land
had been made, MS only good boatmcn
could make them. the boat, we sup
posed. struck one Of the trcacherous
currents, became unmanagcable, and
capsizcd. Had all the gold in the
world been before me, il would have
seemed rs nothing when my only
brother was struggling in that boiling
surf. that would in all probability be
his grave. How could / write the It'd
ings homep Standish and held .
short consultation with the captain.
Cant send In another boat" said he;
I'm short-handed enough now.
Trinidad's the highest landing any
salt water sailor'd try to make" He
handed his glass to me and began 70
give orders. looked, in the forlorn
hope that / might distinguish some
thing Of boat, crew or passengers, but
| had either been visible az all. Il must
have been to . more practiccd tye
! than mine. l raised the glass % COM
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vv rNvc1H ~ DoA
Of the water had pulvcrizcd the mag
netic iron rocks into beach sand. In
the rock, gold and platinum had been
mixed. The sand that Il washed out
TO sea deposits the heavy metal. An
unusually high wind and surf had
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
VALUE OF ADVERTISING.
The Most Reliable Way Of Achieving Sue
cess in Business.

The Most Reliable Way Of Achieving Sue
cess in Business.
Since the invention of printing with
types, which dates back further than
the days Of Gutenberg, there has been
no time when the advantages Of adver-
Using were more fully understood and
appreciated than at present The ben
efits derived from judicious use Of
printers ink have been so obvious that
1t has come to be recognized axiom
among business men that the more lib
orally it is used, the greater becomes
the chances Of winning success OF
course there are isolated cases, in
which men who have won prosperity
without its aid will scout at the idea OF
its proving a valuable auxiliary to
stherA It viii be found on inspection,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
GENUINE CONTENT.
Good Men and Women Who, "Havin
Nothing. Yet Have ALL"

Good Men and Women Who, =" Having
Nothing. Yet Have ALL"
In one of the great cities of the
West which have sprung up into full
life in as many years as men take to
totter through babyhood. an old gray
house breaches the unusual lesson of
content to all passers-by. The street
on which it stands Is filled with solid
rows of massive banks and importing
houses. the most valuable property
in the city. Michel in between two
towering. splendid buildings are two
acres of ground. planted in grass. and
an old-fashioned garden. with a cow
house and plain little dwelling. such
as might be built for few hundred
dollars. 1t is the property of poor
man. who lives on moderate salary
earned by his daily labor. A few years
ago he bought three acres of this
ground for six dollars, and afterwards
sold enough to build a home for himself
and his wife upon the rest of the lot.
He has been offered half a million for
it, and refused.
Il have no children" was his an
swer. II have all want-a comfort
able home. easy work. enough for our
daily need. l do not wish to be
rich"
Whatever we may think of his rea-
sons, or the wisdom or folly of his
course, there can be no doubt that he
has acquired something beyond all jew
els in value-content. If an honest
man be the noblest work God, a con-
tented man is assuredly the rarest.
There is an old story of quizzical
Irish nobleman, who put up placard
on a field: This meadow shall be given
to the man who can prove that he is
satisfied with his lot" But
as soon as the applicant had proved
his content with his fortune. the joker
asked him: "Then what do you want
with my field?'
In actual life the contented men and
women are those who are too much
occupied with work for others to re-
feet upon their own wants or to culti-
vate their own ambitions. Love fills
their brains and busy hands. and they.
- having nothing, yet have ALL
Yn,fb'S Co,,oonio,,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
How He Received the News.

A man covered with dust rushed into
Chicago business house, and, APP
preaching the proprietor, said:
MY dear sir. do not be excited. but
prepare yourself to hear bad News"
What the matter?'
Your wife went out to see the ball
game.
Yes"
Il am just from the ball grounds.
A frightful accident happened and"
'.And what?''
my dear sir, your wife was killed"
Eyes" said the business man, ''but
how does the score stand?"
My gracious alive, man, l tell you
that"
"Yes. know all about that. but ]
have hundred dollars up on the Chi
Cages and am very anxious to hear
All, here's the evening paper. Here.
bub. "-ArkdnsaU Irareier.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08

-Stranger-"So that is your chief
cook. Ell? Strange! He looks healthy. "
Hotel Man-'.Healthy! He hasn't lost
day on account of sickness for years. "
Remarkable. very remarkable!'
"Some people have an idea that cooks
are big eaters. but this isn't so. That
man eats scarcely any thing. Why.
sir, about one-half the time he takes
nothing but crackers and milk" '.Ah!
see. He doesn't cook the crackers
himself '-Om0ho World
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
CHINESE BOOKKEEPING.
What ST. Louis Merchant Saw In 6
Celestiars Counting Room.

What . st. Louis Merchant Saw in .
Celestiars Counting Room.
The Chinese book-keeper is a curios-
ity, as he fourishes on the western
coast and around Portland, Ore. !
was up around there recently, and with
the idea of bringing home some
Chinese curiosities. visited several
stores and shops. Some of the biggest
merchants In that country. you know.
are Chinese. l went into one small
place where 4 lot of books were spread
out on long counter, behind which
was Chinaman, while behind a sort
of a desk at the other end was another
wearer of the pigtaiL The books
looked to me like almanacs, if the
Chinese have such things, and. walk
ing up to the counter, l turned two or
three of them over. looking at them to
satisfy myself as to what they were.
though. of courss. 1 couldn't have told
if had looked a year. The ink was
still wet. as if hen with linked feet
had been walking back and forth over
tHtu. 1uis gave Inc INC Nacsa tuat l
had strayed intS mandatory of
Chinesc almanacs. and noticing the
yellon-hued gentleman behind the
counter looking at ME. ] carelessly in
quired: -.How muchee, John?" He
looked at me still. but without reply.
ing. "How muchee, JOhn?" l repeat
ed; ''want to buyee. This time Johns
features changed. He actually smiled
as he Replied: ME no selle these
bookee; me keepee cOuntee. tellee how
muchee Mclean man owee." l had
actually been trying to buy the mans
set of books. 1 don't know whether
he was the keeper of books for that en-
tire business portion of the city, but il
he wasn't he had books enough to have
kept all of their accounts. Their sys-
tenn is certainly original. and different
from that with which the English book
keeper has to wrestle.-Frdak NichoL
son. in St Louis Globe Democrat.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
BABY HANDS.

D little hands that cling within mine own,
And clasp yet closer when feign to go!
trusting in motherlove to guide Alright
In mother-love to shield from every foe.
Would could hold thee thus throughout thy
lifei
When dangers threaten near, protect defend
Tenderly comfort thee in every fear;
Love thee and cheer thee to thy Journeys
end
Too soon the speeding years will give thee
strength
To reach for joys in which have no part;
-Anothers touch must soothe thy discomfort
Another love than mine wilt fill thine heart
Yet such is mo;her-love. ask no more
Than thy full happiness in all to see;
Unworthy OF the great, good name bear,
II thought Of self could come 'twixt me aad
thee.
But In the golden present thou art mine
For me alone thy smile, thy loving kiss;
Let separation in the future hide,
To hold thy little. trusting hands is bliss!
Tiara H. Brine, in Good Housekeeping.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08

however. that these fossils, for your
true opponent Of advertising is neces-
sarily an antiquated man. thoroughly
incrusted with prejudices, have sue
ceeded by pure luck. and not through
the exercise Of any special talents pos
sessed by them. On the other hand,
how numerous are the instances in
which men Of sense, aided by the pub
licity afforded by newspaper advertis-
ing, have been enabled to reverse the
rulings of fate, which would have. had
they quietly acquiesced. relegated them
to the ooscurity of failure.
The history of the successful business
men of this country is so pregnant
with tributes to advertising that the
first attempt to give q collection OF
biographical sketches of those who had
won fame and fortune in the ranks of
trade was made by q firm devoted en-
tirely to the profession of securing adj
vertisements and having the same pub
lished. 1t Is singular fact that this
series of biographies embrace the names
OF nearly all the prominent men who
have amassed wealth as merchants,
manufacturers OF professionals; and
undoubted evidences are presented
with each sketch that no small part of
their good fortune was owing to their
shrewdness in attracting public atten-
ton to their business. through the me-
dunn of the press. Such striking in
stances of success as are rehearscd in
the volume referred to could not do
otherwise than carry conviction to all
minds ready to receive sensible impress
sions; and therefore we are afforded
the spectacle of all classes eagerly
striving to gain the greatest possible
publicity. not always. however. at the
greatest possible cost Indeed, the OPP
posite is sometimes the case. The
newly-f1edged advertiser often devotes
his attention to circumventinS the
business Office of newspaper. But
the regular. legitimate and persistent
advertiser learns and appreciates the
value of such publicity. and willingly
pays the cost in established journals
of influence and character Boston
BUDGET.